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Washington School in Tyne and Wear, which is undergoing redevelopment as part of the Sunderland Building Schools for the Future project, were given planning permission for a wind turbine on the condition that the school investigated the potential for ‘shadow flicker’ from the turbine prior to construction.
Atmos Consulting Ltd has successfully undertaken what is believed to be the first shadow flicker assessment for a small-scale wind turbine using Windfarmer. The evaluation, conducted on beh... [more]
John Swinney MSP has presented the top prize at the annual Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning to representatives of Scottish Power for their Whitelee Wind Farm – Europe’s largest onshore wind farm which can provide carbon free power from its 140 turbines to 180,000 homes.
The judges were particularly impressed by the scale of the project and the efficient way it progressed through the planning process, with Scottish Power having engaged with the local community to address and overcome po... [more]
Scottish and Southern Energy is to build 152 turbines for the Clyde Wind Farm near Abington in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The £500 million project is expected to offer 350MW of new renewable electricity generating capacity – providing enough power for more than 200,000 homes. On completion, it is expected to overtake the Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor south of Glasgow as the largest onshore wind farm in Europe.
Skykon Tower Solutions has won a multi-million GBP contract to supply tow... [more]
The Zero Energy Idea House (ZEH) project, a 1,630-square-foot home in Bellevue, WA, is a demonstration model that combines energy generation and conservation building materials, including a roof garden, to slash monthly energy bills.
Helix Wind’s model S322 small wind turbine, a renewable energy system for residential and other verticals, combined with the company’s proprietary Wind Turbine Monitoring System (WTMS) are an integral part of the house’s renewable energy platform.
Scott Weinb... [more]
According to the Global Wind Energy Council’s Global Wind 2008 Report, India now ranks fifth in the world in terms of total installed wind power capacity. Capacity in the country grew by 22 percent in 2008 to 9,600 MW. The Indian Wind Energy Association estimates that the country has 65,000 MW of wind power potential.
American Superconductor Corporation has announced that it has formed AMSC India to serve India’s rapidly growing wind energy and power grid markets with AMSC’s power electronics... [more]
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Wind Power Profile of Ireland (2009)" report to their offering.
In the last couple of years, volatility in prices and instability in the supply of energy, combined with the urgency of climate change have led to the large-scale deployment of renewable energy. Among these, wind is the fastest-growing source with an average annual growth rate of 29% over the last ten years. In 2008, the global wind power generating capacity reached 121 giga... [more]
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